Scrapbook relating to William Lister Lister and his work 1888-1944 compiled by Oswald Bruce McCarthy...
Scrapbook relating to William Lister Lister and his work 1888-1944 compiled by Oswald Bruce McCarthy in 1944 with miscellaneous papers of Percy Spence 1888-1894
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Date
1888-1894
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MLMSS 3974X
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1 outsize box of textual material
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Item 1
a. Scrapbook relating to William Lister Lister 1888-1944 compiled by O. B. McCarthy in 1944. It includes cuttings, exhibition catalogues, invitations and letters including one from Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister, 18 May 1914 and another from Lord Beauchamp, former Governor of New South Wales, 14th July 1930
Items 2-3
b. Miscellan...
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Full title
Scrapbook relating to William Lister Lister and his work 1888-1944 compiled by Oswald Bruce McCarthy in 1944 with miscellaneous papers of Percy Spence 1888-1894
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-1224C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Administrative / Biographical history
William Lister Lister, landscape and seascape artist, was born in Sydney, N.S.W. in 1859. He was educated overseas and became an engineer. On his return to Australia in 1888, he became well known for his depiction of New South Wales coastal scenery. He was President of the Royal Art Society from, 1897 to 1941, a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New So...
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MLMSS 3974X
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1kVdANRn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVdANRn
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914640
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